UK's ‘celebrity train station' is renting out carriages for overnight stays – it's like Orient Express on the cheap

The Sun

6 days ago

FOR a unique stay, have you ever considered booking a converted train carriage?
North Yorkshire Moors Railway has two kitted out carriages and a station house that retain their train heritage charm, but look so glam it'll feel like travelling on the Orient Express.
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While these carriages might look like they belong on the Orient Express, the prices are very different.
The trip on famous luxury train can set you back thousands, in some cases up to £61,000 - but a stay in one these costs from £495.
For TV and film fans, the Goathland Camping Coach the one for you.
The camping coach sits just above the Goathland station that doubled as Hogsmeade in the very first Harry Potter film.
It was also used a lot in ITV's Heartbeat and for any die-hard fans of the police drama, Goathland village was used for filming between 1992 to 2010.
It became the fictional village of Aidensfield and there's even a souvenir shop, Goathland Garage Gifts, that's dedicated to selling Heartbeat merchandise.
As for the carriage itself, the Goathland Camping Coach has been fully converted and can sleep up to four people.
The compact kitchen features dark tiles and farmhouse green cupboards and is fully kitted out with an oven, grill, microwave, toaster, kettle and fridge freezer.
There's a cosy sitting area with a squishy sofa and flat-screen TV, plus a bathroom with a shower.
There's a dining table too to enjoy meals together and it's right by the window so you can watch trains and passengers going by.
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It has one standard double and one twin bedroom, and all have cosy bedding and pillows.
For anyone visiting with their dogs, you can have up to two furry friends stay in the carriage with a surcharge of £50 per stay.
The Grosmont Station House is a restored station house with all the modern amenities you need for a train-inspired stay.
The pretty property sleeps up to five people in two bedrooms, both have king size beds and the family one has an extra single bed.
As well as a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher, oven microwave, toaster, kettle, fridge freezer, there's a bathroom with a bath and shower.
It's safe to say it looks worlds away than an original station house it would have been.
To get there, you can hope on the train like from Middlesbrough to Whitby.
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The Levisham Camping Coach is perfect for a cosy autumn or winter stay.
From the windows, you get incredible views of the countryside and there's even a chance of catching a glimpse of wildlife too and the dark skies are great for stargazing.
Inside are three bedrooms that can sleep up to five people.
Like the others there's a fully modernised kitchen and bathroom.
The living area has a curved sofa bench with soft seat cushions and it takes advantage of the long carriage space.
Stays in all three types of accommodation start from £495 for a three night stay - for more information go to NYMR.co.uk.
For train fans, check out one of Europe's most beautiful Art Deco train stations with private tours and clocks that are always wrong.
And here are five abandoned train stations that are now beautiful hotels with bedroom carriages and huge grand lobbies.
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